Record April DeFi Hacks Cost $635 Million, DefiLlama Reports

BitGo Unveils Five‑Layer Security Model for Institutional Crypto Transactions

Aave Liquidity Freeze Causes $292M Loss After LayerZero Hack

Silence Laboratories Unveils Quantum‑Safe Custody Vault for Digital Assets

Litecoin Bug Causes Weekend Asset Theft, Chain Rewritten

Aave Presses Arbitrum to Release $73 Million ETH Frozen After Kelp DAO Hack

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The move aligns with a global push toward password‑less security, echoing similar initiatives in the US and EU. In crypto, where hacks often exploit credential reuse and phishing, stronger auth could lower systemic risk and accelerate institutional entry. It also dovetails with the growing Web3 identity ecosystem (e.g., decentralized identifiers, ENS) that is positioning passkeys as a bridge to mainstream users.

UK cyber chiefs, via the NCSC, announced that passwords should be replaced by passkeys.

UK Cyber Chiefs Urge Shift to Passkeys Over Passwords

UK’s passkey push will tighten on‑exchange BTC supply as custodians rush to FIDO2‑enabled hardware wallets, creating a hidden bullish catalyst.

Litecoin Suffers 13‑Block Reorg After Zero‑Day Exploit

Wasabi Protocol Hit by Multi-Chain Hack, $5 Million Stolen

Aave Leads DeFi United to Counter $292M KelpDAO Exploit

Mythos Vulnerability Prompts Industry Overhaul as Aave Unveils $300 Million Recovery Fund

MoonPay Acquires Israeli Security Firm Sodot to Launch Institutional Crypto Unit

DeFi United Announces rsETH Recovery Plan Post $293M Kelp Hack

Zetachain Mainnet Pause Exposes Crypto Security Gaps

Arbitrum DAO Faces Request to Release 30K Frozen ETH

DeFi United Recovery Gains Momentum with 43,500 ETH Pledges

DeFi United Proposes Technical Fix to Restore rsETH Backing After Kelp DAO Hack

North Korean Lazarus Group Deploys New macOS Malware ‘Mach‑O Man’ Targeting Crypto Firms

North Korea Tied to $578 Million Crypto Heist Following Kelp DAO Exploit

Volo Protocol Confirms $3.5 Million Exploit on Sui‑Based DeFi Platform

KelpDAO Exploit Shows New Cross‑Chain DeFi Attack Tactics

Kelp DAO Exploit: $290 Million Loss and $175 Million Ether Transfer Traced by Arkham

Criminals Use Fake Police Raid to Force $1 Million Bitcoin Transfer in Wrench Attack

U.S. Military Deploys Live Bitcoin Node for Cybersecurity Testing

Kelp DAO Loses $292 Million in Bridge Exploit, Highlighting Ongoing Vulnerabilities

Vercel Security Breach Exposes Crypto Developers' API Keys via Compromised AI Tool

Kelp Exploit Triggers $292M Loss, Marks DeFi's Darkest Year

Cross‑Chain Exploit Drains Billions, Marks Largest Crypto Hack of 2024

France Records 41 Crypto‑Related Kidnappings in 2024, Prompting Tightened Security Measures

Bitcoin Core Updates GitHub with Proposal to Freeze Quantum‑Vulnerable Coins